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Olson Chiropractic
S.E.N.S.E
Spiritual, Energetic, Nutritional, Structural & Emotional Wellness
Newsletter – December 2003
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Joy
Joy is one of the most difficult emotions to contain. By nature
it is expansive; it wants to go out into the world. The purpose
of joy is to connect us with spirit, with the creative, and with
the world around us. Although in our culture we often think of joy
as excited exhilaration (jumping for joy), it can also appear as
quiet radiance, pleasure, clarity, inspiration, devotion, unblocked
creativity, the ability to manifest plans and dreams, and peace.
Joy is the feeling of alignment, of everything working. It is the
movement of the spirit, the feeling of the true self sensing, knowing,
and expressing itself in relation to the world.
Joy is the full expression of love. It is the integration of honesty
and love. When we feel a genuine love inside out of necessity it
must escape us. We must express it. It can be expressed in the arts,
emotions, craftsmanship, behavior, healing, a countenance, or gift-giving.
Joy is not an act it is an attitude. It is not so much how you express
it, but that you do. The possessing of joy begins the expression,
and the expression of joy makes the world a better place. It is
in the expression of joy that the law of entropy, or natural disintegration
is overcome. When gratitude and joy blend into a web of creation
we find the divine side of our potential expressed. It is our hope
for each of you that the joy that forms the deepest, most genuine
levels of human creativity blesses your lives this incredible season
Thanks to Karen for this great excerpt on joy.
Clean Water
Over the past couple of decades there has been an increase in the
occurrence of brain cancer. One water expert suspects that much
of this increase is due to our growing exposure to toxic chemicals
and pollutants. Now, researchers from the National Cancer Institute
have traced some of the problem to the long-term consumption of
chlorinated water. Other by-products can end up in your drinking
water that are traces from the byproducts of pharmaceuticals. If
you are concerned about pollution in your water, you can call Ozark
Water Service at 1-800-835-8908. We feel we should pass this number
along to you. They have chemists and water specialists that regulate
water and answer questions on air and water problems and provide
remediation equipment.
The
“O” Zone—The Problem of Pain
Why is pain a necessary part of life? Buddha is reported to have
said, “In life pain is not optional, but suffering is.”
Why is it that pain is not optional? Why do we seem to need pain?
I have pondered on this question for years.
I believe the answer is that pain helps us become present. Our greatest
is to be distracted continually by the emotions of the past; anger,
frustration or the emotions of the future; which are constituted
mostly in fear.
As we act out of these emotional states we miss the emotions of
the present: peace, joy, happiness and love. Pain helps bring us
back to the present. It is only while thinking, feeling, and believing
in the present we can enjoy the positive emotions that we each desire
in life. This idea is well expressed in this short poem by a wise
but unknown author.
Pain stayed so long I said to him today, “I will not have
you with me anymore.” I stamped my foot and said, “Be
on your way.” And paused there startled at the look he wore.
“I who have been your friend,” he said to me, “I
who have been your teacher—all you know of understanding,
love, of sympathy and patience, I have taught you. Shall I go?”
He spoke the truth, this strange, unwelcome guest; I watched him
leave, and knew that he was wise. He left a heart grown tender in
my breast, he left a far clearer vision in my eyes. I dried my tears,
and lifted up a song—even for one who’d tortured me
so long.
Perhaps we can find it in our hearts to catch the glimpse of gratitude
even in our pain. It is our pain that helps us live more in the
present and more in the virtues of the present: love, peace, and
joy. When we see the virtue that can come out of pain we don’t
need to suffer anymore.
Thoughts to Ponder
“A hammer breaks glass, but forges steel.”
--Old Russian Proverb
"The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change,
the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being."
--Lech Walesa
“At the center of the universe is a loving heart that continues
to beat and that wants the best for every person. Anything we can
do to help foster the intellect and spirit and emotional growth
of our fellow human beings, that is our job. Those of us who have
this particular vision must continue against all odds. Life is for
service.”
--Fred Rogers
If you can create it in your mind and your heart you can create
it in your life.
--Unknown
Taste and Win!
Don’t forget to enter your chance in the Taste and Win! drawing.
Each week a person will win 2 free teas of his or her choice. The
final week will be the drawing for the grand prize: an Arbonne Aromatherapy
gift basket and 2 teas of the winner’s choosing. To taste
and win here’s all you have to do: taste one or more of our
teas and decide on your favorite. Fill out an entry slip with your
name, phone number, your favorite tea, and what you like about it.
Drop it into the present box and you could be a winner!
Dr. A Rand Olson
Mon. 8:00 -12:00 & 2:00 - 6:00 / Tues. 2:00- 7:00 / Wed. 8:00
– 12:00 & 2:00 - 6:00 /
Fri. 7:00 -12:00 & 1:00 - 5:00
Big Bend & 141 – Next to Schnucks Shopping Center –
Phone 636-225-2121
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